Oddworld Inhabitants has been using digital distribution to reintroduce its old games to new players and give Oddworld veterans a chance to stroll down memory lane. Through services like GOG and Steam, the company is using digital distribution to rebuild the Oddworld brand as the company gets set to dive back into creating games. In a recent interview with Gamasutra, Oddworld Inhabitants co-founder and president Lorne Lanning spoke about how digital distribution is more cost effective and environmentally friendly.
It's excellent to hear someone of Lanning's stature talk about these issues. Digital distribution is definitely the future, but most people think about it in terms of customer convenience or being more profitable for the developer. While his examples were in the context of cost savings, they're also clearly better for the planet. It's my hippie dream that more people will be mindful of what they buy and use, and consider if there's a better way to go about it. Remember kids: reduce, reuse,